This article is by Professor Kate Crowley (Charlotte) and is available at 14 T.M. Cooley J. Prac. & Clin. L. 129 (2012). Here is the synopsis:

Even though they may work together for most of their careers, lawyers
and paralegals often have no introduction to the other's profession
until beginning their careers. Through collaborative clinical
education, law students and paralegal students can be taught and
trained together, giving them an introduction to-and understanding
of-the work the other does well before entering the working world.
Borrowing from educational models in medicine, law schools could
integrate paralegal students into existing clinics, subject to certain rules and prerequisites.